Fever of unknown origin: Temporal arteritis presenting with persistent cough and elevated serum ferritin levels

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-116

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Parchuri, Suhba ^b   Mohan, Sowjania ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

AGED; COIN LESION, PULMONARY; COUGH; FERRITINS; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 33644887464     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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